Latest technology stories from across Kenya.
Kenya’s cybersecurity team caught 4.5 billion cyber threat events between October and December 2025. That’s a 441% jump from the previous quarter, and it tells us something important about what’s happening in the country’s digital scene.…
Huawei today officially kicked off the Huawei ICT Competition 2025/2026 Regional Final Bootcamp Training, bringing together 21 exceptional students selected from nearly 3,000 applicants from universities and TVET institutions across Kenya.…
LG Electronics (LG) is set to showcase its latest LG MAGNIT Micro LED display (LMPB model) at Integrated Systems Europe (ISE) 2026, Europe’s largest commercial display exhibition, taking place in Barcelona, Spain, from February 3–6. The…
Many Kenyans still rely on manual processes to manage recurring payments like SACCO contributions, rent, school fees, water and loan repayments. While this approach may have worked in the past, it often leads to missed deadlines,…
The digital hospitality space is set to be subject to an expanded tourism levy that will see short-term rental (STR) platforms such as Airbnb and online marketplaces like Jumia brought into Kenya’s formal tourism tax framework by the end…
The France National Assembly has approved a bill that would restrict children under 15 from accessing social media platforms such as TikTok and Snapchat. The bill has now been passed to the Senate for approval before it can become law. The…
Oracle is set to launch its first public cloud region in Kenya. The Oracle Cloud Infrastructure (OCI) region will be hosted at iXAfrica Data Centre in Nairobi, making it the first in East Africa to offer Oracle’s full public cloud services…
East Africa is quietly becoming one of the most important digital infrastructure regions on the continent. Governments and the private sector are investing heavily in connectivity, cloud services, fintech, e-commerce and digital public…
Senegalese-Italian TikTok creator Khaby Lame has closed a commercial deal worth around $900 million by selling a major stake in his company, Step Distinctive Limited, to Rich Sparkle Holdings, a publicly traded firm. Rich Sparkle Holdings…
Meta is facing a lawsuit filed by an international group of plaintiffs over alleged ‘false’ privacy claims about WhatsApp’s end-to-end encryption. The group, which includes plaintiffs from Australia, Brazil, India, Mexico, and South…
Meta’s ambitious push to catch up in the global AI race has hit a regulatory snag. This comes just weeks after announcing its planned takeover of AI startup Manus. Chinese authorities have stepped up their scrutiny of the deal, creating…
On January 13, 2026, just 48 hours before Uganda’s general elections, the Uganda Communications Commission (UCC) ordered a near-total internet shutdown across the country. Mobile broadband, social media platforms, web browsing, e-mail, and…
More than half of Kenyans now use mobile money every day: 52.6% in 2024, up from 23.6% in 2021. So sending, receiving, and storing money on your phone becomes routine, the next step, putting money to work through trading websites, starts…
The minimap sits quietly in the corner of your screen, often ignored by players obsessing over crosshair placement and spray patterns. Yet this small, seemingly simple tool contains more information than any other element in Valorant.…
After years of legal battles and political drama, TikTok has finally restructured its US operations to satisfy the government’s national security demands. ByteDance now owns just 19.9% of a newly created company called TikTok USDS Joint…
Bill Gates is back in Africa with another health project, this time under the Gates Foundation in partnership with OpenAI. The collaboration will inject AI into primary healthcare systems across selected African countries. The initiative,…
The heartbeat of Kenyan digital culture just got a whole lot louder. In a historic move for the continent’s creative economy, Kenyan private organizers have officially announced the launch of the TikTok Awards Kenya, a first-of-its-kind…
Safaricom is launching Shiriki Pay, a new M-PESA feature that lets you give another person direct access to spend money from your mobile wallet. You can think of it as handing someone your debit card, except it’s all happening through…
Apple is planning to replace Siri with an actual AI chatbot later this year, marking a complete reversal from the company’s previous stance that nobody wants a chatbot and that AI should just be invisibly woven into features. The new…
The Kenya Revenue Authority (KRA) is spending billions on drones, patrol boats, and AI systems to crack down on tax evasion and smuggling across the country’s borders and coastline. KRA has opened bidding for a technology overhaul that…
By Ramon Villarreal, global architect and payments lead, Financial Services, Red Hat Looking back on the payments industry in 2025, the year was defined by the long-anticipated completion of SWIFT’s global migration to the ISO 20022…
South Africa’s Nedbank Group has announced plans to acquire a controlling 66% stake in NCBA Group. If completed, the deal will see NCBA become a subsidiary of Nedbank, while the remaining 34 per cent of shares will stay listed on the…
Kenyan players now face a tightly regulated gambling market that still looks outward to international gaming brands. Many first hear about global platforms through football sponsorships, social media, and WhatsApp chats, then quietly…
In a decision that resonates with how Kenya actually conducts business, the High Court just made it clear on an often overlooked principle: a contract is about agreement, not paperwork, even if that agreement is made through WhatsApp…
